Analyysinä

Analyysinä is the essive form of the Finnish noun analyysi, meaning “as an analysis” or “in the role of an analysis.” In Finnish, the essive case describes a temporary state or role, so analyysinä is used to indicate how something is being considered, interpreted, or presented within a given context. It typically signals that a particular interpretation or framework is being used rather than claimed as a final conclusion.

Formation and use: The form is created by adding the essive suffix -nä to the stem analyysi, yielding analyysinä. It is commonly used with verbs of thinking, evaluating, or presenting, to specify the role or function adopted in discussion or analysis. For example, “Tämän ilmiön tulkinta voidaan esittää analyysinä” translates to “The interpretation of this phenomenon can be presented as an analysis.” Another instance is “Tutkimuksessa käytetty malli esitetään analyysinä, joka paljastaa rakenteelliset suhteet.”

Context and nuance: Analyysinä is most frequent in formal or academic Finnish, including research articles, linguistic analysis, and methodological discussions. It contrasts with analyysiksi, the translative form meaning “into an analysis” or “as an analysis” in the sense of transformation or identification of something as a type of analysis. The choice between analyysinä and analyysiksi depends on whether the emphasis is on acting in the role of an analysis (essive) or on becoming or designating something as an analysis (translative).

See also: Finnish grammar, essive case, translative case, analyysi.